it director general appointed
Who sat in judgement...
Comment John Higgins was appointed director general of technology trade association Intellect at its launch in May 2002. He was appointed to his current post in September 2001, having joined the airline in 1997 after a career as a senior civil servant. [03 Jun 2008]
SAP takes tag-team approach to exec reshuffle
News SAP also announced three new members to its executive board: Erwin Gunst, president of SAP's EMEA region; Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP Americas and Asia Pacific Japan; and Jim Hagemann Snabe, managing director of the SAP Nordic region and general... [04 Apr 2008]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News No replacement for Granger has been appointed yet and an NHS CfH spokeswoman said there will be a review of the "management arrangements" for taking the NHS IT programme forward. NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave... [05 Dec 2007]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile Lewis was appointed as Richard Branson's first group CIO for Virgin Management - the holding company for all the Virgin brands and assets, with revenues of $25bn - in 2002. Outside of Virgin, the Cambridge-educated Lewis is a non-executive director... [06 Jun 2007]
A New CIO's 100-Day Plan
White Paper In 2002, Maurice Chénier was a newly appointed CIO for a recently formed IT organization in one of the largest departments in the Canadian federal government, and his experience provides an excellent example of using the "First 100-Day Plan" to... [30 May 2007]
Microsoft names new MD for UK
News Microsoft has appointed a new managing director for its UK business, Gordon Frazer. Frazer was previously general manager of Microsoft South Africa, where he was responsible for "effectively" doubling business in that country, according to the... [07 Jul 2006]
China's future - a stroll in the tech park
Case Study John Mei, general manager for California Technology Park, was appointed to manage relations between the government and new companies. Ross Curtin, international business director for California Technology Park, says: "We're just starting... [06 Jul 2006]
Analysis: Who is the new government CIO?
Comment The government finally appointed a new CIO this week and opted for John Suffolk, who is currently director general of the £2bn Criminal Justice IT (CJIT) programme. As head of CJIT, Suffolk has to deal with the Home Secretary, the lord chancellor... [26 Apr 2006]
Update: New government CIO unveiled
News John Suffolk has been appointed the new government CIO. He will lead the work of the CIO Council and moves up from his role as Criminal Justice IT (CJIT) director-general. John Higgins, director general at Intellect, said in a statement: "We... [26 Apr 2006]
CIO Jury: Is industry experience vital for IT chiefs?
News Adrian Hughes, head of IS at insurance group Amlin, said: "Within my industry - financial services - CIOs who have been appointed from outside the industry have not usually worked out or lasted very long. [13 Apr 2006]
SAP banks on drawing blood from rivals
News Mehta has been appointed SAP's new senior vice president of enterprise information management. Mayer had been working as senior director for international projects at Oracle, and Rosenberg was the company's vice president of research and... [21 Jun 2005]
PalmSource CEO bows out
News In November, the company also appointed a new chairman, Jean-Louis Gassee, a general partner with venture capital firm Allegis Capital. David Nagel has resigned as PalmSource chief executive, president and director, a move that follows a series of... [24 May 2005]
IT not the only key to government efficiency
News HM Revenue & Customs CIO Steve Lamey, appointed to that post last September, said he was surprised to hear, at the time he took over, how many Inland Revenue letters wouldn't reach their intended recipients - and that it even took him time to dig... [23 May 2005]
Meet the politicians in charge of government IT
Comment Hutton joined the Department of Health in 1998 as parliamentary under secretary of state for health and social care, was appointed minister for social care in 1999 and minister for health in June 2001. [13 May 2005]
Patients and doctors to get say in £5bn NHS IT
News There will be three deputy chairs on the board - Professor Sir Cyril Chantler, chair of the King's Fund, Talib Yaseem, director of nursing for North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and a remaining deputy chair from social care to be appointed. [06 Jul 2004]
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